Nicholas Davies' journal describing his 'true adventures and life' has just been discovered by his only son, Jeremy. Written in the early 1700s, Nick's writings reveal the tale of his captivity by a cruel gang of sea-going pirates and give Jeremy an unbidden glimpse of the man who was his father and who he never knew. Drawn by the journal's irresistible lure, Jeremy reads on and so learns of his father's story ...and the curse of the Black Frigate. Stephen Kinnaman is an offshore and marine technology professional with over thirty-five years of experience. He was born in 1950 and grew up in upstate New York and New Jersey. He and his wife, Maureen, currently reside in Chappell Hill, Texas.